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Countdown to Budget Resolution Begins
By Larry Johnson
As we have noted in recent ACTION articles, both sides are negotiating and making different offers for how to resolve the budget deficit. These offers include both read more...
MDH Releases Two Important Annual Reports
By Doug Beardsley
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) recently released the following two reports: 1. Annual Quality Improvement Report on the Nursing Home Survey Process for the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, and read more...
2007 Nursing Facility Financial Study Available
By Todd Bergstrom
The latest results available from the annual Long-Term Care Imperative's Financial Indicators Study, conducted by LarsonAllen, demonstrate the continued delicate status of the financial health of Minnesota's nursing facilities read more...
Legislative/On the Hill
Long-Term Care Imperative Reform Bill Continues Drive to Final Passage
By Larry Johnson
On Monday April 28, 2008, the Long-Term Care Imperative reform proposal passed its final committee hurdle. Both House and Senate versions of the bill are now awaiting debate and read more...
House Passes Minimum Wage Increase
By Jonathan Lips
By a vote of 82-45, the Minnesota House of Representatives has passed a bill that would increase the State’s minimum wage. The House vote occurred April 30 read more...
Pawlenty Signs Bill Adding Volunteer Protections to the Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps
By Larry Johnson
A bill adding protections for volunteers in the Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps under the Department of Health was recently signed by Governor Pawlenty read more...
2008 Bill Introductions
By Jonathan Lips
Each week during the 2008 legislative session, we will post a list of Bill Introductions on the "Find It Here / Legislative / 2008 Legislative Session Bill Tracking" section of the Association's website. read more...
State News
DHS Announces May 15 Training: Supporting Families Caring for a Person with Dementia
By Phil Manz
On May 15, DHS will present training entitled, Supporting Families Caring for a Person with Dementia. Marsha Berry, MA, CAEd, the Professional Education Manager for the Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota will read more...
Two Long-Term MDH Staff Announce Retirements
By Doug Beardsley
Minnesota Department of Health staff members Ellie Laumark, a Unit Supervisor at the Licensing and Certification Division, and Arnie Rosenthal, Program Manager at the Office of Health Facility Complaints program, have read more...
DHS Issues Bulletin on National Provider Identifier (NPI) Changes for Prior Authorizations
By Todd Bergstrom
On April 30, 2008, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) issued the bulletin, “National Provider Identifier (NPI) Changes for Prior Authorizations (08-25-01).” The purpose of the bulletin is read more...
DHS Announces RFP for Contract to Evaluate Minnesota’s Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Program
By Phil Manz
The Minnesota Department of Human Services through its Disability Services Division is seeking proposals from qualified responders to make recommendations to strengthen read more...
Spotlight on 2008 Legislative Survey Findings: Nursing Facility Occupancy
By Todd Bergstrom
As part of the 2008 legislative data efforts, the Long-Term Care Imperative combined occupancy data for 2007. The combined 2007 nursing facility occupancy data is read more...
DHS Offers May 22 Video Training on MinnesotaHelp.info®’s NEW Power User Version
By Phil Manz
The NEW power user version of MinnesotaHelp.info® is intended to make locating and planning services easier for Community Professionals, such as Case Managers, Care Coordinators and read more...
Tracking Influenza in Minnesota
By Doug Beardsley
Influenza activity continues to decline. Sporadic activity was reported for the week of April 20th to April 26th (Week 17), One outbreak was reported by a Minnesota long-term care facility this week, and no outbreaks of read more...
National News
New Special Focus Facility Information Added to Nursing Home Compare Web Site
By Doug Beardsley
Families searching for information regarding nursing facilities can now find new data on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) web site “Nursing Home Compare." read more...
CMS Issues Rule on Medicare Hospice Wage Index with Net Reduction Proposed
By Patti Cullen, CAE
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to update and revise the Medicare hospice wage index for Rate Year (RY) 2009. Under the proposed rule read more...
President Bush Signs Falls Prevention Bill
By Doug Beardsley
President Bush has signed the Safety of Seniors Act, a bill that aims to raise awareness about falls among the elderly and expands research into identifying at-risk populations read more...
Nursing Facility Residents Have Chance to Get Digital-to-Analog TV Coupons
By Doug Beardsley
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has proposed waiving its digital-TV-to-analog converter-box-coupon requirements to allow nursing home residents to apply for read more...
Housing and Community-Based Services
It’s a Sign of Spring—Housing Managers’ Educational Series Returns
By Cheryl Smith
Housing managers wear many different hats—from business manager to marketer, program director to human resource director, landlord to accountant—with read more...
Have You Saved the Dates for This Year’s Summit?
By Cyndi Spencer
Postcard reminders to save the dates of the 2008 Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit were mailed this week. Have you marked your calendar? This year’s Summit will be August 20-21 at read more...
Quality Initiatives
Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Expands
By Doug Beardsley
The Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign is beginning to make a difference! The Campaign, an unprecedented collaboration of providers, consumers and other stakeholders, is starting to read more...
Safe Smoking: Fact or Myth?
By Doug Beardsley
Provider Magazine, the AHCA magazine for health care professionals, recently published an excellent article regarding smoking in nursing facilities. According to the National Fire Protection Association, read more...
Association Activities
Award Nominations Due 4 Weeks from Today!
By Lisa Olson
In four short weeks, the nominations have to be in for for Care Providers of Minnesota awards. May 30th is the deadline. So what happens next? After all the nominations are in, they read more...
Cloggers and Biffies – Members Get Creative with Their NNHW Celebrations!
By Lisa Olson
“Cloggers and Biffies” is not a new colloquial term . . . they refer to actual events for National Nursing Home Week, May 11 – 17th. Members have become very creative in read more...
Member Resources
AHCA/NCAL Infection Control Resources
By Doug Beardsley
How solid is your facility's infection control plan? In accordance with the F-Tags F441 and F442, all nursing facilities must have an established Infection Control Plan that helps to prevent read more...
UHF Featured Vendor – SYSCO
By Doug Beardsley
UHF is a partner with the Care Providers of Minnesota Service Corporation, providing discounted rates with contracted vendors to help facilities improve their financial bottom line. If your read more...
The 2007 Minnesota Nursing Facility Compensation Report
By Todd Bergstrom
This state-of-the-art compensation and benefits report contains salary information on 70 nursing facility staff positions. Each staff position’s salary data is broken down by facility size read more...
Education & Events Calendar
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May 11 - 17 |
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May 20 - 21 |
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June 24 - 25 |
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June 26 |
2008 Legislative Session Highlights |
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July 9 - 10 |
Billing Institute |
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July 14 |
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Aug. 20 - 21 |
Assisted Living & Senior Housing Summit
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Sept. 7 - 13 |
National Assisted Living Week |
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Oct. 28 - 30 |
Managing Your Nursing Practice in Assisted Living and Senior Housing |
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Nov. 17 - 19 |
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